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Supply Chain UK Overhauls £90bn Public Procurement to Prioritise Job Creation in Contract Awards
The UK government will double the weighting for community benefits in public contract awards from 10% to 20% and shift the scoring basis from social-value measures to job creation. Bidders on contracts worth £5m or more will earn extra credit for regional jobs, skills training, and 45-day work experience placements for young people, according to the BBC.
Technology Top Google Security Staff Warn Search Data Could Be Hacked if EU Rules Change
Google's vice president of security engineering, Heather Adkins, warns that proposed changes under the EU Digital Markets Act could lead to search data being de-anonymized and hacked, and increase fraud on Android. The European Commission's final decisions are expected by July 27.
Technology The White House Is Making Up Its Rules for AI in Real Time, Leaving Industry in Limbo
The White House sent an export control directive to Anthropic, forcing it to pull advanced AI models offline. The dispute highlights a lack of clear rules, with the White House taking an anti-regulatory posture but acting in a slap-dash manner, according to a former official. The opaqueness has hampered innovation and left the AI industry in a quandary.
Commodities Government kicks off bourse-based coal trading; rules notified
The Indian government has initiated bourse-based coal trading and notified rules, according to a report by Atul Mathur in Business-Today.
Commodities India Sets Stage for Coal Exchanges with New Rules
India has notified new rules to establish coal exchanges, aiming to modernize the coal supply chain with transparent, market-driven price discovery. The Coal Controller Organisation will oversee the registration and regulation of these exchanges.